2006/2007 Comparison of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry Learning Outcomes in Advanced Integrated Laboratory
Fall 2006 |
Fall 2007 |
Category: General Laboratory Techniques GT8. Use Schlenk techniques (inert gas and vacuum line) GT11. Synthesize inorganic compounds (coordination complex) GT12. Synthesize inorganic compounds (non-coordination complex) GT.13 Synthesize organometallic compounds |
Category: General Laboratory Techniques GT8. *Use ion exchange chromatography to purify an inorganic compound GT9. *Use Schlenk techniques (inert gas and vacuum line) GT12. *Synthesize, purify and characterize an inorganic coordination compound; see Topical Supplement in Inorganic Chemistry for suggestions GT13. *Synthesize, purify and characterize a main group element compound OR solid state compound; see Topical Supplement in Inorganic Chemistry for suggestions GT14. *Synthesize, purify and characterize an organotransition metal compound ; see Topical Supplement in Inorganic Chemistry for suggestions GT15. *Synthesize, purify and characterize a bioinorganic compound ; see Topical Supplement in Inorganic Chemistry for suggestions |
Category: Content C3. Measure reaction kinetics C4. Measure thermodynamics quantities C5. Measure spectroscopic parameters C6. Measure quantum mechanical properties using spectroscopy |
Category: ContentC3. *Measure and analyze reaction kinetics (including temperature dependence, complex reactions, and/or complex experimental setup or data analysis) C4. *Measure and analyze enzyme kinetics C5. *Measure thermodynamic quantities (e.g., fluorescence measurements of binding constants for cyclodextrin inclusion complexes) C6. *Measure enthalpies of reaction (solution or bomb calorimetry) C7. *Prepare and present a demonstration of colligative properties or activity effects on an equilibrium C8. *Measure and analyze spectroscopic parameters I (e.g. quantum mechanical analysis of electronic spectra using conjugated polyene dyes) C9. *Measure and analyze spectroscopic parameters II (e.g. quantum mechanical analysis of rotational spectra for molecules found in space using radio telescopes; visit Green Bank National Radio Astronomy Observatory) C12. Measure and analyze a cyclic voltammogram using kinetic theory (e.g. The Oxidation of Ferrocene by David Van Dyke, in Physical Chemistry: Developing a Dynamic Curriculum, edited by Richard Schwenz and Robert Moore) |
Category: Tools T1. Use molecular-modeling software T2. Use molecular dynamics software T3. Use mathematics in science (error analysis, data processing) |
Category: ToolsT1. *Use molecular-modeling software T2. *Use computational chemistry to calculate and analyze molecular orbitals and properties of molecules (e.g. Spartan analysis and/or comparison of molecular systems OR comparison of Spartan calculations with experimental measurements) T3. *Use molecular dynamics software (e.g. analyze thermodynamic properties using the Virtual Substance program) T4. *Use mathematics in science (error analysis, data processing) T6. Use Mathcad to model and predict observed chemical phenomena (e.g. estimating flame temperatures, modeling stratospheric ozone kinetics, etc.) |
Category: Error Analysis EA1. Complete a straightforward error analysis.(see rubric) EA2. Complete a sophisticated error analysis. (see rubric) |
Category: Error AnalysisEA1. *Complete a straightforward error analysis.(see rubric) EA2. *Complete a sophisticated error analysis. (see rubric) |